Welcome to Lick Creek ...

Lick Creek is located in Lawrence County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Lick Creek: Lick Crk. (or less commonly used: Lick Ck. or Lick Cr.)

Lick Creek is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Lick Creek lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Lick Creek: 606

Communities Also Named Lick Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Lick Creek: This one is located in Lawrence County and the other is located in Pike County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 7 communities that are also named Lick Creek - they are located in Illinois, Tennessee (3) and West Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lick Creek.

Communities near Lick Creek ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lick Creek.

• Grayson
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Grayson is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayson <3>
• Louisa
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Louisa is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisa <3>
• Olive Hill
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Olive Hill is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olive Hill <3>
• Fort Gay
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Fort Gay is located in Wayne County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
• Sandy Hook
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Sandy Hook is located in Elliott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Hook <3>
• Blaine
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Blaine is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <3>
• Brammer Gap
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Brammer Gap is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brammer Gap
• Cherokee Gap
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cherokee Gap is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Gap
• Jeriel
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jeriel is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeriel
• Hicksville ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hicksville is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lick Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lick Creek.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lick Creek. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lick Creek.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lick Creek. See our Newspapers Page for Lick Creek.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lick Creek ...

Looking for more information about Lick Creek? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Lick Creek, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lick Creek.